(2023-05-19). Biden To Green-Light Allies Transferring F-16s to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The US will allow its European partners to transfer F-16s to Kiev, according to the Washington Post. Earlier this week, the UK and Netherlands began forming a coalition to send the American-made fighter jets to Ukraine. A person "familiar with the decision" told…
(2023-05-19). Pentagon Admits It Doesn't Know Who It Killed in Syria Drone Strike. news.antiwar.com US military officials are walking back claims that a drone strike Central Command (CENTCOM) launched on May 3 in northwest Syria killed a senior al-Qaeda leader after evidence emerged that a civilian was killed. When the strike was first launched in Syria's northwest Idlib province, reports immediately emerged that the strike killed a sheep herder …
(2023-05-20). China's peace in West Asia. mronline.org 
The Chinese-brokered agreement emerged in retaliation to the U.S. as the latter continues to wage a series of provocations aimed at destabilizing China's domestic stability with regard to Taiwan.
(2023-05-20). NicaNotes: How 'Peaceful Protests' in Nicaragua Became an Attempted Coup. orinocotribune.com 
By John Perry and Dan Kovalik — May 18, 2023 | Five years ago, Nicaragua was subject to a violent insurrection that lasted from April through July 2018. In the second of four articles, we look at how initial support for the coup relied on widespread use of social media. | The
(2023-05-19). US National Security Experts Call for Peace in Ukraine. scheerpost.com 
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies amplify upon a full-page ad in The New York Times on Tuesday calling the war an "unmitigated disaster" and urging Biden and U.S. Congress to help bring it speedily to an end.
(2023-05-19). South Africa and China push for negotiations to end Ukraine war. peoplesworld.org 
Separately, China and a group of nations led by South Africa are pushing Russia and Ukraine to begin peace negotiations. The U.S. and many Western European nations, meanwhile, continue pouring more arms into the conflict. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have agreed to separate meetings with a delegation of leaders from …
(2023-05-19). Howard students protest Biden: 'When there is no justice, there should be no peace'. workers.org 
By Howard University Students Howard University students protested when President Joe Biden gave the commencement address May 13, 2023. Below is their written statement. Howard University students protest Biden during May 13, 2023, commencement. Credit: Zachary Petrizzo The Howard University Commencement Ceremony is a joyous occasion, a celebration of achievement . . . |
(2023-05-20). Argentina Court Finds 'No Evidence' Against Venezuela's Emtrasur Crew But Plane Will Not Be Returned. orinocotribune.com A few days before the one-year anniversary of the seizure of the Venezuelan Emtrasur cargo plane by the Argentinian judiciary under orders from the US Department of Justice, an Argentinian court confirmed that there is no evidence of terrorist financing of the Venezuelan plane or the Iranian and Venezuelan crew members. The court also announced that there is no reason to keep the plane seized on Argentinian soil. However, the aircraft will remain in Buenos Aires and will not be returned to Venezuela because of US orders. | On Thursday, May 18, the Federal Chamber of La Plata confirmed that there is no evidence ag…
(2023-05-20). President Maduro: Government and Workers Have to Recover Productivity Together. orinocotribune.com 
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, explained that the ministers of the government have to work together with the Workers' Productive Councils (CPTT) to recover total productivity of all companies in the country. | On Thursday, May 19, during a meeting with the CPTT of the industrial sector in Carabobo state, President Maduro instructed his cabinet to work to bring investments to recover the productive activity of the strategic companies of the Workers' Productive Councils. | The president tasked Labor Minister Francisco Torrealba, Minister of Industries Hipólito Abreu, and Vice President Delcy Rodríguez…
(2023-05-20). Venezuela: new Law in defense of assets and alliance with China. plenglish.com Caracas, May 20 (Prensa Latina) The approval of a law that fortifies the State in the protection of its assets abroad and the consolidation of ties with China, stood out in the week that ends today in Venezuela.
(2023-05-19). President Maduro Meets With Communist Party of China Delegation. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has held a meeting with a visiting delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) with the aim of strengthening relations of cooperation and friendship. | The meeting was held at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas on Wednesday, May 17. | The CPC delegation was led by the vice minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, Lin Mingxiang. | The Venezuelan president stated that Venezuel…